Governance
Our Board consists of seven volunteers, who give up their time freely to help guide the Association through the challenges it faces. Each Board Member has valuable knowledge and experience that has contributed to the strong position that the Association is in today. We are always looking for new Board Members with appropriate skills or experience. Anyone interested in becoming a Board Member should contact the Chief Executive.
Committees
Committees are a selection of Board Members with appropriate skills that meet separately from the Board to look at specific matters in more depth than is possible at Board Meetings.
Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee meets three times a year. The work of the Committee is focused on Internal Audit, External Audit an our Annual Budget. Internal Audit work is where an independent auditor looks at specific areas of the business to consider whether Staff have been accurately following our Policies and Procedures and whether those Policies and Procedures are appropriate, meeting all legal and regulatory standards as well as good practice. External Audit work examines our annual Financial Statements to ensure they are accurate. Our Annual Budget process decides how much money that Officers have available each year to run the Association. Our Audit Committee Members are currently Glen Hamilton (Chair), Andrew Davies and Yannick Daclinat.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee Meets once a year to review the salaries of the Chief Executive, Operations Director & Deputy Chief Executive and the Finance Director. Our Remuneration Committee Members are currently Andrew Davies, Glen Hamilton and Brendan MCWhinnie.
Customer Panel
Our Customer Panel is made up of tenants of the Association. Our aim is to have representation on our Panel from all the areas where we operate. The Panel meets four times a year and they review all aspects of our work, including our Policies and the Business Plan. All recommendations of the Panel are presented to the Board. Any tenant interested in becoming a member of the Customer Panel should contact the office. A Board Member attends every Customer Panel Meeting to ensure that any issues raised are communicated to the Board.
Board
Our Board Meets every two months to review performance, update Policies, monitor and manage risks and to receive progress reports on various projects being delivered by the Staff Team.
Board Members
Our Board Members are as follows:
Stephen Morris (Chair)
Stephen is a qualified Accountant and has extensive experience in the Housing Sector.
Andrew Davies (Vice Chair)
Andrew has experience in Law and charity sector.
Dave Chetwyn (Lead Member for Complaints)
Dave has experience experience working in planning, regeneration and economic development.
Yannick Daclinat
Yannick has experience working in the Social Housing Sector working in data analytics.
Glen Hamilton (Chair of Audit Committee)
Glen has experience in Business and Finance.
Brendan McWhinnie
Brendan has experience working in the Social Housing Sector in Wales.
Ruth Simmons (Lead Member for Staffing)
Ruth has experience in HR, Learning & Development, Operational Training, Operational Performance Audit and Corporate Communications.